Fiqh: Shafi’i Books

The following are the most common books used as reference for the Shafii School:

1. Al-Risalah
   • Author: Imam al-Shafi’i
   • Date: ~189–200 AH (804–815 CE)
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2. Al-Waraqat fi Usul al-Fiqh
   • Author: Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni
   • Date: ~450–478 AH (1058–1085 CE)
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     • English Translation – By Muhammad Nabeel Musharraf, Australia
3. Al-Muhadhdhab fi Fiqh al-Imam al-Shafi’i
   • Author: Abu Ishaq al-Shirazi
   • Date: ~450–476 AH (1058–1083 CE)
4. Matn Abi Shuja’ (Ghayat al-Ikhtisar)
   • Author: Abu Shuja’ al-Asfahani
   • Date: ~593 AH (1197 CE)
5. Minhaj al-Talibin
   • Author: Imam al-Nawawi
   • Date: ~660–676 AH (1261–1277 CE)
6. Rawdat al-Talibin
   • Author: Imam al-Nawawi
   • Date: ~660–676 AH (1261–1277 CE)
7. Al-Majmu‘ Sharh al-Muhadhdhab
   • Author: Imam al-Nawawi
   • Date Started: ~650 AH (1252 CE); Unfinished by 676 AH (1277 CE)
8. Al-Muqaddimah al-Hadramiyyah
   • Author: Abdullah ibn Abdurrahman Bafadl
   • Date: ~900–918 AH (1495–1512 CE)
9. Umdat al-Salik (Reliance of the Traveller)
   • Author: Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri
   • Date: ~8th Century AH (14th century CE)
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     • English Translation – By Sheikh Nuh Ha Meem Keller
10. Tuhfat al-Muhtaj
    • Author: Ibn Hajar al-Haytami
    • Date: ~950–974 AH (1543–1567 CE)
11. Nihayat al-Muhtaj
    • Author: Shams al-Din al-Ramli
    • Date: ~990–1004 AH (1582–1596 CE)
12. Safinat al-Najah
    • Author: Salim bin Sumair al-Hadrami
    • Date: ~12th Century AH (late 17th–early 18th century CE)